"Give honour unto Luke Evangelist; For he it was (the aged legends say) Who first taught Art to fold her hands and pray."

-- Dante Gabriel Rossetti

#Art Quotes #Hands Quotes #Giving Quotes

“A Christmas tree--the perfect gift for a guy. The plant is already dead.”
“Then are they truly monks when they live by the labor of their hands.”

Source : Benedict Of Nursia (2015). “St. Benedict’s Rule for Monasteries”, p.48, Benedict Of Nursia
“Literature boils with the madcap careers of writers brought to the edge by the demands of living on their nerves, wringing out their memories and their nightmares to extract meaning, truth, beauty.”
“Over the years, I realized there was a Republican philosophy that I liked. And then they lost it. And LIBERTARIANS had more of it. Because what I really believe is, let's spend a little more time leaving everybody alone.”
“The remedy now is two scotches and an aspirin, I think.”
“This is now a global war on terror and, indeed, it is important, it is imperative that we win in the battles in Afghanistan and that we win in the battles in Iraq. And as the gentleman from Georgia has mentioned, this is not something that is going to be quick and easy.”
“I want to talk about the internet, the impact it is having on the innocence of our children, how online ***** is corroding childhood and how, in the darkest corners of the internet, there are things going on that are a direct danger to our children, and that must be stamped out.”
“It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.”

Source : 'The Poet at the Breakfast Table' (1872) ch. 10

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